Bottleneck? All compatible?

[patrkonk]

NZXT Phantom Enthusiast ATX Full Tower
MSI ATX 2133 Motherboard 970 GAMING
ADATA USA XPG V1.0 OC Series 16GB DDR3 1866MHZ PC3 14900
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5
Noctua NH-D14 6 Dual Heatpipe with 140MM/120MM Dual SSO Bearing Fans CPU Cooler
Corsair RM Series 1000 W ATX-EPS 80PLUS Gold Power Supply
LG Electronics DVD Internal Rewriter with M-disc Support
LG 14X Internal Blu-Ray
Manhattan Hi-Speed USB 3.5 Inch Bay Mount 60-in-1 Multi-Card Reader/Writer
AMD FX-8370 Black Edition 8 Core CPU Processor AM3+ 4300Mhz 125W 16MB

 

[envy14tpe]

Better off getting a i5-4690k + Z97.
If you had to get AMD then build is ok but the Mobo is pretty weak for this build. It won't overclock well. You need a 990fx instead of a 970.
Last, that PSU is massive. No need for 1000W. You would do fine with 850W or 750W.

 

[john TJ]

take a look at this : complete blue/black color combination
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.69 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Predator 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($70.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.65 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Vapor-X Video Card ($301.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1015.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-04 07:28 EDT-0400

if you have a certain budget or site preferences please say!!

 

[patrkonk]

I would prefer to stick with the AMD processor but I do like the other video card and will get a 850 power supply instead of the 1000. Would one of these motherboards be better, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157576 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

 

[patrkonk]

if you have a certain budget or site preferences please say!!

I have a budget of $1500 and any site works fine for me. I do have Amazon prime though so if it can be found on amazon I have two day free shipping

 

[ArchitSahu]

This build will be much better for $1500 and since you are buying from Amazon, you have about $300 to spend on something else.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jp3Y7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jp3Y7P/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($332.27 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($123.41 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($57.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($552.89 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit)
Total: $1248.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-04 09:25 EDT-0400

 

[envy14tpe]

This will give you a monster overclock and plenty of upgrade paths in the future.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($141.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($175.85 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($105.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.63 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($110.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition (2-Pack) 63.5 CFM 120mm Fans ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1189.36